PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - A number of Prairie View A&M Panther student-athletes have been named recipients of the 2018 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.
 
The honor is named after famed tennis star Arthur Ashe who showed a commitment to education as well as his love for the sport of tennis. 
 
In order to be eligible to receive this honor, student athletes must keep an overall GPA of 3.2 or better in addition to being active members of their local and campus community
 
Nineteen student-athletes representing ten sports are recipients of the award.  The following student-athletes that have been recognized for the distinguished honor:
 
Braelah McGinnis - Women's Soccer (Honorable Mention)
Reina Cruz - Women's Soccer (Honorable Mention)
Jovana Espinoza - Women's Track & Field (Honorable Mention)
Takara Coleman - Women's Track & Field (Honorable Mention)
Alana Williams - Women's Track & Field
Nekiesha Bailey - Women's Track & Field
Amanda Ford – Softball
Kylar Ward-Flowers - Softball
Laurisa Hernandez - Softball
Calli-Jordan Hensch - Women's Volleyball
Christen Augustine - Women's Volleyball
Larissa Martinez - Women's Volleyball
Chelsea Tieuel - Women's Basketball
D'Andre Jackson-Reeves - Men's Track & Field
David Baker, Jr. - Men's Golf
Katelyn Dickerson - Bowling
Kiani Sheppard - Women's Golf
Tatiana Ruhl - Women's Tennis
Ulrick Boyogueno - Men's Tennis